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Peer reviewedOwen, David B.; Silet, Charles L. P.; Brown, Sarah E. – English Journal, 1998
Argues that educators should train themselves and students to understand and cope with television's power. Describes an inventory of viewing and reading habits, then discusses how three principles of teaching television are expressed in class activities. Outlines a unit that takes students from television as "just entertainment" to active,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Critical Viewing, English Instruction
Boggs, Joseph M. – 1996
This guide aims to help students sharpen powers of observation, develop the skills and habits of perceptive watching, and discover complex aspects of film art. Organized in 16 chapters, the text, which focuses on narrative film, discusses film analysis in chapter 1 and establishes a foundation for understanding theme and story in chapters 2 and 3.…
Descriptors: Critical Viewing, Film Criticism, Film Study, Higher Education
Berger, Arthur Asa – 1989
Contemporary society is an "information society" where much of the information has a visual nature. This text uses semiotic and psychological concepts to help students gain understanding of how meaning is found in visual phenomena and how minds process images. Focus is upon mass media and popular culture. Theoretical discussions are…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Computer Graphics, Critical Viewing, Criticism
